Old Fashioned Pound Cake, Orange (NuWave Oven Recipe)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cup Butter or Margarine
3 Cups Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Teaspoon Orange Extract
1 Tablespoon Fresh Orange Juice
1 Teaspoon Grated Orange Rind
6 Eggs
3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Cup Evaporated Milk

 

Instructions:

  1. Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan.
  2. Beat butter in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
  3. Add sugar 1/2 cup at a time, creaming well after each addition.
  4. Stir in vanilla, Orange extract, juice and rind.
  5. Add eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition.
  6. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
  7. Stir thoroughly after each addition.
  8. Pour into prepared pan.
  9. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean
  10. Use NuWave Oven 1″ rack 350 degrees F, 1 hour. Cover with foil after the first 35 minutes.
    (Would need 90 minutes at 325 F in a conventional oven.)

Optional Glaze:

8 oz Cream Cheese
2 oz of fresh squeezed orange juice
1 oz pure vanilla extract
2 tsp orange extract
4 cups sugar/splenda
2 drops red food coloring
2 drops yellow food coloring

Blend all the ingredients together well, that’s all.

This is a version of the Old Fashioned Pound Cake Recipe from Sister Site, SoulFoodCookbook.com.